Microsoft Azure Stack is an extension of Azure – bringing the agility and innovation of cloud computing to your on-premises environment and enabling the only hybrid cloud that allows you to build and deploy hybrid apps anywhere. We bring together the best of the edge and cloud to deliver Azure services anywhere in your environment.

Run your Windows Server workloads on Azure

Get three years of free security updates

Extended support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end on 14 January 2020. Manage your end-of-support transition with Azure and receive three more years of security updates at no additional charge.

Bring your licence to the cloud and save

Use existing on-premises Windows Server licences with Software Assurance to save up to 80 per cent* compared to pay-as-you-go pricing when you combine with cost savings from Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances.

* Does not include Software Assurance cost. Sample annual cost comparison of two D2V3 Windows Server VMs. Savings based two D2V3 VMs in US West 2 Region running 744 hours/month for 12 months; Base compute rate at SUSE Linux Enterprise rate for US West 2. Azure pricing as of 24 April 2018. Price subject to change. The 80% saving is based on the combined cost of Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server and 3-year Azure Reserved Instance. Actual savings may vary based on location, instance type or usage.

Use Azure infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to quickly set up powerful and flexible Windows Server compute, storage and networking in the cloud. Extend your on-premises data centre to Azure for hybrid scenarios with Active Directory, backup, disaster recovery and cloud storage. Run SQL Server, SharePoint or any app on Windows Server virtual machines (VMs) in Azure.

Build intelligent apps on the cloud, using familiar development tools

Improve computing density and gain agility by moving your existing .NET applications into containers and transferring them to the cloud. Most of the time, you won’t have to change your code. Find the Microsoft tools you already use, such as PowerShell, Visual Studio, Active Directory, virtual machines, containers and open-source services – all in one place. Once your apps are on Azure, discover new development possibilities through innovative cloud capabilities, including insights, analytics and machine learning.